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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)

Gayle Forman

Start date: April 1, 2014

Finish date: April 30, 2014

Discussion: Group Read

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Jun 11, 2013 Katherine rated it really liked it · review of another edition

"Death is like thunder in two particulars; we are alarmed at the sound of it; and it is formidable only from that which proceded it"

snowy day photo: Snowy Tree and Full Moon WinterSnowyTreeAndFullMoon.jpg

Setting: Oregon; 2009

Coverly Love?:Yes! It is very evocative of the story, and I love the pose and the shattered glass on the inside.

Plot:On a seemingly normal day, Mia, her parents and her little brother Teddy are enjoying a snow day. As they are on the road to visit relatives, their lives are forever shattered by a horrific car accident. Caught between lif ...more

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Jun 11, 2013 Simmaron rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paperback-owned, contemporary, reviews-on-blog

I really don't know what to say. This book was chosen for me to read as a part of the challenge I participated in. And though I normally don't read such books (after reading few pages of Before I Fall I just put it back) I thoroughly enjoyed this one. This book was on life, about life. This one revolves around Mia who is lying between life and death. After reading it I realised that there are many things, many moments in our life which we don't pay much attention to or care about but those littl ...more

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Jun 07, 2014 Abi rated it really liked it

I love love love Adam!!

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Mar 30, 2013 Sofiraindrop rated it liked it

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Mia is a passionate chelist with big plans for the future...Until her family car has an accident. She' s concious while everybody visits her and hears what they're saying but also remembering memories. She uses all of it to make the most important choice of her life : to go or stay. ...more

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